How many calories are in orange chicken?
Logged in Kallo on November 1, 2026
Anywhere from about 300 to 1,000 kcal. The batter, the frying and the sweet sauce are what make orange chicken heavier than the chicken in it. Here are four real servings, each typed into Kallo the way people describe them.
Takeout with fried rice
Orange chicken from a Chinese takeout (battered chicken + orange sauce) with fried rice
Orange chicken from a Chinese takeout (battered chicken + orange sauce) with fried rice
With steamed rice
Orange chicken with steamed white rice
Orange chicken with steamed white rice
Small portion, no rice
Small portion of orange chicken, no rice
Small portion of orange chicken, no rice
Homemade, air-fried
Homemade orange chicken (150g chicken breast tossed in cornstarch and air-fried + 2 tablespoons orange sauce) with 1 cup of jasmine rice
Homemade orange chicken (150g chicken breast tossed in cornstarch and air-fried + 2 tablespoons orange sauce) with 1 cup of jasmine rice
What moves the number
In the takeout box, the battered chicken is the biggest line at 315 kcal. The orange sauce adds 147 and the frying oil another 97.
Where these numbers come from
Each meal above was typed into Kallo once, on November 1, 2026. Kallo split it into ingredients, estimated the grams, and took calories and macros from USDA FoodData Central, FAO/INFOODS, and Vietnam’s National Institute of Nutrition.
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Type yours the way you would say it, like “orange chicken, small portion, steamed rice instead of fried”, and Kallo works out the rest.